The Department of General Surgery was started on August 2008 .The First Final year batch entered in February 2012. The Department of General Surgery, provides tertiary level care to surgical patients attending our Hospital. It also forms the backbone of the level-2 trauma centre that is being developed with the support from the Government of Tamilnadu.. The outpatient department is located in the common OPD building. The Departmental office is located in the First Floor of the New inpatient Block. The department provides treatment to the patients from Dharmapuri District and also adjoining Krishnagiri and Thiruvannamalai districts.

GOAL

The broad goal of the teaching undergraduate students in Surgery is to provide graduates capable of delivering efficient first contact surgical care.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:

The Department has been conducting regular symposiums for UG’s once in 2 months and Conducting CME programs once in 3 months.

Describe aetiology, pathophysiology, principles of diagnosis and management of common surgical problems including emergencies, in adults and children.

Define indications and methods for fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy including blood transfusion.

Define asepsis, disinfection and sterilization and recommended judicious use of antibiotics.

Describe common malignancies in the country and their management including prevention.

Enumerate different types of anaesthetic agents, their indications, and mode of administration, contraindications and side effects.

SKILLS

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Diagnose common surgical conditions both acute and chronic, in adult and children.
2. Plan various laboratory tests for surgical conditions and interpret the results.
3. Identify and manage patients of hemorrhagic, septicaemic and other types of shock.
4. Be able to maintain patent air-way and resuscitate
- A critically injured patient
- Patient with cardio-respiratory failure
- A drowning case
5. Monitor patients of head, chest, spinal and abdominal injuries, both in adults and
children.
6. Provide primary care for a patient of burns.
7. Acquire principles of operative surgery, including pre-operative, operative and post
operative care and monitoring.
8. Treat open wounds including preventive measures against tetanus and gas
gangrene.
9. Identify congenital anomalies and refer them for appropriate management.

In addition to these he should have observed/assisted/ performed the following: